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Brazil's Cesar Cielo picked up his second gold at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on Saturday, winning the 50-metre freestyle race ahead of Italy's Luca Dotto and Alain Bernard of France.

AFP - Controversial swim star Cesar Cielo successfully defended his 50m freestyle world title in Shanghai Saturday as the sport's chiefs criticised doping rules after a case involving the Brazilian.

The Olympic champion and world record-holder's victory never looked in doubt as he surged down the Sea Crown stadium pool to touch in 21.52sec ahead of Italy's Luca Dotto and French swimmer Alain Bernard.

Also on Saturday, Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker upset a field including the world record-holder and defending champion to win the women's 50m butterfly and claim her first individual world title.

Cielo has been a contentious figure in Shanghai after escaping suspension on the eve of the championships despite testing positive for a banned diuretic earlier this year.

Whistles came from the crowd when Cielo appeared for the race and applause was muted after his win, which the Brazilian celebrated by punching the air and shaking hands with team-mate Bruno Fratus in the next lane.